“Be still and know that I am Beethoven!” So proclaims the opening
of the Seventh Symphony—so arresting, so charged with fervor,
symphonic music would never be the same. To commemorate the 250th
anniversary of the composer’s birth, Dima Slobodeniouk leads the San
Francisco Symphony through the visionary masterpiece. From its
commanding open to its rustic Vivace, from the hypnotic Allegretto to
the franticly exuberant finale, Beethoven signals to the world that
the symphonic form is equal to the task of the greatest poets, and
sets an almost unattainable standard for future composers. Also on
the program, Jörg Widmann’s spectacular Con brio, a remarkable
contemporary lens through which to gaze at Beethoven’s musical
monument. Thrilling Armenian virtuoso Sergey Khachatryan, the
youngest-ever winner of the International Jean Sibelius Violin
Competition, brings his insight to Sibelius’ urgent and utterly
bewitching concerto.
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